Marka Ragnos Posted May 16 VT Supporter Posted May 16 (edited) Or maybe you'd just rather say who your favorite action hero is from film? Or maybe you want to debate what an action hero even is? In any case, I'd love to read what you guys think. Edited May 16 by Marka Ragnos
Marka Ragnos Posted May 16 Author VT Supporter Posted May 16 (edited) I saw someone in another best of thread decrying the naming of the best thing first on a best of thread, but I'm sure this one won't do that lol. And yet, weirdly, this very midgrade action hero is my favorite. The cringe jingoism, the ridiculous storyline, the cheesy early 90s haircuts and kung-fu kicks, etc. -- it's got it all, with most of it served up with a complete lack of irony and lots of unintentionally funny dialogue. There's nothing logically great about this film on any level ... and yet, I'm convinced Steven Seagal is the perfect iteration of an action hero on film. He's really in peak form in this one, and so is the genre, perhaps? In general, I have a fondness for cheesy action movies with little 80s touches, like guys with Uzi submachine guns and little pony-tails, and this film never stops giving cheese. Any whiff of over-cleverness or cultural seriousness, and I'm pretty much out, but Under Siege is simple -- Seagal and his sexy bunny versus 40 guys with automatic weapons and "Secret Service" earpieces and Tommy Lee Jones. Or maybe this film is better than I'm giving it credit for? I honestly don't know. But it's perfect comfort-watching bollocks from top to bottom. Edited May 16 by Marka Ragnos 1
mjmooney Posted May 16 VT Supporter Posted May 16 Not a genre I have much love for, but I thought I'd try and think of one that I like. Nothing coming to mind so far. Maybe Indiana Jones at a pinch. 1
rjw63 Posted May 16 Posted May 16 Back in the day anything with Arnie. More recetly Sisu was teriffic! 2
ferguson1 Posted May 16 Posted May 16 (edited) Difficult one to pitch this because you may like an action hero that forms part of a franchise or just a stand alone movie? James Bond is probably my favourite action hero but I do love the Bond franchise. Indiana Jones, Die Hard, Rambo, Bourne Identity, John Wick and Mission Impossible being others and yep, anything early Arnie! Some late night popcorn action movies are the best though when bored - Under Seige, Speed, Commando, Predator, Face Off, The Rock, Point Break, Top Gun, Aliens, Patriot Games, Olympus has Fallen, Air Force One, Taken etc. Don’t have to think too much, just enjoy. So many to choose from and so many I haven’t thought off. Edited May 16 by ferguson1 1
villa4europe Posted May 16 Posted May 16 agree with anything with arnie seeing as aliens is the best action film ripley is up there Indiana Jones, John McClane i strangely wouldnt automatically consider james bond an action film in the same sense as those movies, not sure what i'd class them as 2
Popular Post Designer1 Posted May 16 VT Supporter Popular Post Posted May 16 2 minutes ago, villa4europe said: i strangely wouldnt automatically consider james bond an action film in the same sense as those movies, not sure what i'd class them as Utter shit 2 2 1 1
sidcow Posted May 16 VT Supporter Posted May 16 None. Well I suppose Superman 1 with Christopher Reeves as I was a kid.
rjw63 Posted May 16 Posted May 16 Just now, sidcow said: Oh, I interpreted this as Super Hero ignore me Need a new lightbulb in the shed 3
Nor-Cal Villan Posted May 16 Posted May 16 8 hours ago, rjw63 said: Back in the day anything with Arnie. More recetly Sisu was teriffic! Sisu was great
Seat68 Posted May 16 Posted May 16 Pity you were all **** insistent that Die Hard was a christmas **** movie 6 months ago. 1
Jonesy7211 Posted May 16 Posted May 16 Jackie Chan's Rumble in the Bronx. Not an especially good film at all, however it introduced me to Asian action movies, and in particular the Infernal Affairs films, Crime Story, Hard Boiled, and some of the spectacular epics featuring old China and Japan.
Tegis Posted May 17 VT Supporter Posted May 17 On 16/05/2024 at 04:57, Marka Ragnos said: Under Siege Im very certain Jones and Busey agreed to do that movie on the condition that they could make up the dialog as they went along. Its a **** glorious masterpiece when they get going 1
CarryOnVilla Posted May 17 Posted May 17 There’s one tweak I’d make to make Predator better… simply cut out the first scene of the predator landing on earth. So the audience is in the same mindset as the characters, “what is this thing” 1
Marka Ragnos Posted May 17 Author VT Supporter Posted May 17 2 hours ago, Tegis said: Im very certain Jones and Busey agreed to do that movie on the condition that they could make up the dialog as they went along. Its a **** glorious masterpiece when they get going Busey as a drag queen psycho-killer and Jones channeling some kind of Charles Manson meets Jerry Rubin revolutionary --- it's beyond the beyond. Jerry Rubin: Tommy Lee Jones in Under Siege:
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